Blundell Arms Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is absolutely delicious."
• "Dessert was sticky toffee pudding, again lovely."
• "The food is great and the gluten free food is out of this world!"
• "Food was fast, tasty and the view from there is lovely."
• "The fish and chips were good."
• "Food was excellent atmosphere great and the place lovely and clean."
• "The food was outstanding."

Cons:

• "It used to be a great place to eat but has gone down hill recently."
• "The cauliflower cheese was cauliflower with some melted cheese in top, someone needs to let the chef know that’s not how you make it."
• "The food was awful, ordered a bacon and cheese burger and it came from a man who all but threw it at me."
• "Food was expensive and tasteless."
• "The roast sirloin was very dry and chewy."
• "One was quite fatty."
• "Would get better veggies from the frozen section of Tesco."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was great."
• "The staff were attentive but not pushy."
• "The service was brilliant we where looked after very well by a gentlemen named Lewis and a lovely lady named Nat."
• "The staff are very friendly and attentive."
• "Staff very attentive and food was lovely."
• "Service was great and attentive."
• "Couldn't fault the friendly service provided by the staff."

Cons:

• "Tried to get served tonight but was ignored twice."
• "Staff to busy talking to each other, not clearing tables, slow with drink orders and not paying attention to customers."
• "Looked like they were seriously understaffed."
• "The staff seem stressed out and the manager has gone from being a person who barely talked but was polite, to someone who is constantly making excuses, ignorant and arrogant."
• "Poor service. Poor food. Over priced."
• "Service also very slow."
• "Unfortunately we had a very poor experience on our visit."

Ambience and Setting

Pros:

• "Very dog friendly."
• "Inside is an expansive pub setting exuding character with its uneven flagstone floors and many nooks and crannies to explore."
• "Quirky surrounding with great views over Bolton."
• "Really nice evening ambience. Great lighting. Beautiful interior, rustic, earthy."
• "It was a nice atmosphere!"
• "It was a miserable day outside but all the candles on the windowsills made it feel so cosy."
• "Lovely quiet pub/restaurant, nice and cozy!"

Cons:

• "The only drawback was the strong smell of horse manure from the surrounding farms!"
• "The windows had no blinds or curtains to help remedy the situation."
• "Manager and bar staff were frosty."
• "The dining area down the stairs away from the bar had a bad damp/musty smell."
• "The alleyway leading to the toilets is said to be haunted as it is a very old section."
• "We'll never go in again."
• "Tonight (17/12/2022) we were made to sit with a 60th Birthday party at a table underneath a leaking roof!"